Seasonal variation of ground and arboreal ants in forest fragments in the highly-threatened Cerrado-Amazon transition

• Published in: Journal of insect conservation Vol. 25; no. 5-6; pp. 897 - 904
• Main Authors: de Arruda, Filipe Viegas, Camarota, Flávio, Ramalho, Werther Pereira, Izzo, Thiago Junqueira, Santos Almeida, Rony Peterson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Ecology; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Ants; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Climate change; Community ecology; Conservation; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Conservation practices; Ecosystems; Entomology; Forests; Fragments; Geographical distribution; Habitat fragmentation; insects; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Precipitation; Radiation; Rainy season; seasonal variation; Seasonal variations; Species richness; Temporal variations; Transition zone; Tropical forests; Vegetation; wet season; Cerrado Biome; Ecotonal forests; Species turnover; Vertical stratification; Transitional areas; Ecological boundaries; Forest edges

An understanding of the spatiotemporal patterns of species distribution is a major goal in community ecology. This understanding is particularly challenging for highly seasonal and diverse habitats, such as transition zones between major biomes, like the Cerrado-Amazon transition (CAT). Within the C...